Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-08
49th Congress---Second Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z.
SENATE.-The Senate to-day, on motion
of General Hawley, passed without debate
two bills appropriating in the aggregate $751;
000, 900 for the encouragement of the manu-
facture of steel for modern army and navy
ordnance and coast Notifications.
The first of these bills provides for the es-
tablisbment of gun foundry at West Troy,
N. Y, for finishing ald assembling guns
adapted to modern wars and for making gun
carriages and ordnance equipments, and au-
thorizesS the Secretary of War to make con-
tracts with steel manufacturers for materials
adapted to modern warfare and appropriates
eight million dollars. The second bill pro-
vides for naval gun factory at Washing
ton, D. c., for similar purposes for naval
warfare and for the purchase of steel ord
nance, arms, etc. 1t also appropr1ates eight
million dollars
An amendment to the first bill further ap-
propriates five million dollars for the con-
struction of coast defences.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
House bills on the calendar. Twenty bills
were passed, among them bill anendatory
of the act of February 26, 1885, prohibiting
the importation and immigration of aliens
under contract to perform labor. The
amendment charges the Secretary of the
Treasury with the duty of executing the
provisions of the act and empow-
ers him to enter into contracts
with the State commission board or officers
as may be designated for that purpose by the
governor of any State, to take charge of the
local affairs of immigration, under the rules
and regulations to be prescribed by the Sec
rotary.
The Senate at 2:45 p. m. resumed consid-
Grafton of the Eads Tehusntepec bill and Mr..
Morgan continued his speech begun on Satur-
day in ita favor. He thought it high time
to have an understanding with other powers,
particularly Columbia, as to. Americas
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actions of England were sufficient noti6ca-
ton of its purpose to place itself in posi-
ton of command at the Panama end of the
canal, while it now had strong position at
this end in the Island of Jamaica. No time.
could be ripper than the present for the asser-
offer an amendment reserving to the
United States government full rights in
any railroad or canal across the
Isthmus OF Tehuantepec which were secured
to the United States in the Godsden treaty
of 1858. He thought the rates of toll too
high, but he would vote for them if his
amendment was put in the body of the char
ter to the company. He would join with
every Democrat and Republican il saying to
those who threw themselves back on the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, that we have hal
just much of that treaty as we can stand.
He criticises severely the action of the Brit
ish government in 1926 for sending wretch
ed Indian as King of Bella. 1t was meant
as an affront to the United States for its
enunciation of the Monroe doctrine. He
hoped the American people had come to that
point when they y.y would say to the i British
ssntial for US to have in the
way of transit across the Isthmus,
we will have" In conclusion he said he was
in favor of the Nicaragua project and the
Tehuantepee project. IT the American peo-
pie with their resources did not seek the ad-
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would rest under severe condemnation. The
only way now was to permit a corporation to
go on and do the work, but he would have
preferred the governments doing it. 1t had
the right, while no other nation possessed
similar power.
At 4:50, at the conclusion of Mr.. Morgan's
speech, the Senate went into secret session.
At $50 p. m. the doors were reopened and
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr Morrow, of California, intro
duced a bill to protect the harbors of San
Francisco and New York. l. provides for
the construction of two steel rams on the
model recommended by Rear Admiral Am
men at a cost of $500, 600 each.
A resolution making the pension bill for
Mrs. Logan a special order for February Is
was laid over for one day.
A resolution was offered making the Blair
educational bill special order for February
16.
Mr.. Reed, acting for Mr.. Dingley, intro
duced a bill to protect the fisheries of the
United States. The bill provides for the
seizure and forfeiture of any vessel found en-
gagged il taking fish within three marine
miles of the United States coast and pro-
vid ss that if any person is found taking fish
within the distance named he shall be fined
fifty dollars for each offense and the vessel
shall be subject to a lien for the peEalty.
The Secretary of the Treasury is empowered
to remit the penalties if it is discovered that
such were incurred without wilful violation
of law.
Mr. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, introduced
a bill for the erection of a memorial bridge
across the Potomac river from Washington.
to Arlington. Mr.. Lawler resolution dis
charging the appropriation committee from
the consideration of the various resolutions
relative to coast defences and making them
a special order for to- day; referred.
Mr.. Springer moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate bill with an amendment
referring private claims to the court of
claims, but after debate the motion was
lost.
Under suspension of the rules the follow
ing bills were passed: Granting right of
way through the Indian territory to the Chi
cago, Kansas and Nebraska railroad COM
pany; Senate bill appropriating S125, 900 for
the completion of the public building at De-
troit, Mich; and the bill increasing to $780,
900 the limit of cost of the public building
at Troy, N. Y.
Adjourned.